Label TextWeston’s dramatic image of the sky is a study of contrasts with delicate clouds juxtaposed against a flattened horizon. His use of sharp focus emphasized shape and the interplay of light and shadow of the materials he captured on camera, creating a depiction of the natural world that appears nearly abstract. These qualities align his work with modernist photography, a style that privileges such formal qualities in a photographic image.
Published ReferencesBrett Weston, "Brett Weston: Voyage of the Eye," Aperture, New York, 1975, ill. p. 23
Published ReferencesBrett Weston, "Brett Weston: Voyage of the Eye," Aperture, New York, 1975, ill. p. 23
DimensionsBoard: 15 x 18 in. (38.1 x 45.7 cm)
Image: 10 1/2 x 13 1/4 in. (26.7 x 33.7 cm)
Image: 10 1/2 x 13 1/4 in. (26.7 x 33.7 cm)
Accession Number 2025.23
Classificationsphotograph
SignedBrett Weston 1968 (in board l,r, graphite)
InscriptionsCLOUDS, OWENS VALLEY (verso l,l, graphite)
400 W.T. 38-1 (verso l,r, graphite)
Portfolio/SeriesAbstractions I
ProvenanceArtist. (Douglas Kenyon, Inc., Chicago, IL); Jack and Diane Robertson, Grinnell, IA; Des Moines Art Center [gift from the previous, 2025]
